It Runs in the Family (2003)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Fred Schepisi

Writer (WGA):

Jesse Wigutow (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Some families can survive anything. Even each other.

Plot:

This is the story of a dysfunctional New York family, and their attempts to reconcile.

Plot Keywords:

College | Premarital Sex | Lawyer | Hypodermic Needle | Fishing

Cast

Michael Douglas	...	Alex Gromberg
Kirk Douglas	...	Mitchell Gromberg
Rory Culkin	...	Eli Gromberg
Cameron Douglas	...	Asher Gromberg
Diana Douglas	...	Evelyn Gromberg
Michelle Monaghan	...	Peg Maloney
Geoffrey Arend	...	Malik
Sarita Choudhury	...	Suzie
Irene Gorovaia	...	Abby Staley
Annie Golden	...	Deb
Mark Hammer	...	Stephen Gromberg
Audra McDonald	...	Sarah Langley
Josh Pais	...	Barney
Bernadette Peters	...	Rebecca Gromberg
Louie Torrellas	...	Jeremy

Also Known As:

A Few Good Years (USA) (working title)
Family Business (UK) (TV title)
Family Jewels (USA) (working title)
Smack in the Kisser (USA) (working title)
Smack in the Puss (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug content, sexual material and language.

Runtime:

USA:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hebrew | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Denmark:7 | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:7 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Kinnelon, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Buena Vista International

Trivia:

Rory Culkin's brother Kieran Culkin starred in It Runs in the Family (1994), which completely unrelated to this film of the same title.

Quotes:

Mitchell Gromberg: Alex, you're a much better father than I was.
Alex Gromberg: Thank you. But you didn't exactly set the bar all that high.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in ... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Down by the Seine

All those Douglases...

The Gromberg family is a family with some problems.The patriarch of the family, Mitchell Cromberg is an old man just waiting for his death after a stroke he has suffered.But according to doctor he still has a few good years left.His wife Evelyn isn't young, either.His lawyer son Alex has some issues with his father.There are also some problems with his wife Rebecca.His son Asher is in college and does drugs.The younger son Eli is socially awkward.It Runs in the Family (2003 is directed by Fred Schepisi.It puts some members of the family Douglas together in this movie.Kirk Douglas,a true legend, plays Mitchell.His son Michael Douglas is Alex.It was a real pleasure watching those father-son moments.It His son I really enjoyed watching all those Douglases together.